Jimmy Savile: 40 damage claims launched

by liamssoft | October 2, 2012 at 04:59 am

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5 November 2012

More than 40 damages claims by alleged victims of Jimmy Savile are to be launched against his estate, three other public bodies and the BBC.

Russell Jones & Walker has sent the BBC, Leeds General Infirmary, Stoke Mandeville and Broadmoor hospitals and NatWest "letters before action".

The bank, executor to the BBC DJ's £4m estate, has frozen his account.

Meanwhile, Savile's name is to be removed from the list of honorary freemen of the borough of Scarborough.

Russell Jones & Walker is acting for 36 people aged from eight to 23 when they were allegedly abused....Read more

bbc.co.uk

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BBC faces serious questions about Jimmy Savile

22 Oct 2012
Newsnight's editor Peter Rippon is told to step aside from his job by the BBC director general, George Entwistle, while an independent investigation is carried out into why a film about Jimmy Savile's child abuse was shelved last December.

The BBC said Mr Rippon had been wrong on three counts in his blog.

He had wrongly said Newsnight had no evidence against the BBC, when in fact its reporters had been told Savile abused girls on BBC premises.

He said all of the victims interviewed by Newsnight had spoken to police, when they had not, and that no other abusers were named by the women, when in fact one of them had made allegations against Gary Glitter.

He also wrongly said Newsnight had no evidence that staff at the Duncroft approved school knew about Savile’s child abuse....Read more

telegraph.co.uk

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12 October 2012

The government has been dragged into the Jimmy Savile scandal after it emerged that the Department of Health could be sued directly over claims the star abused patients when he was a volunteer at Broadmoor hospital in the 1970s and 1980s.

A lawyer acting for victims preparing legal action against Stoke Mandeville hospital and the BBC said it was possible the government could face civil claims as it was directly responsible for the running of the Broadmoor high security psychiatric hospital in that time.

Savile was a volunteer for more than four decades at the hospital, had keys to its secure unit and at one point in 1988 was appointed to lead a "taskforce" overseeing the management of the hospital after its management board was dismissed by the then health minister, Kenneth Clarke.

Read more guardian.co.uk

Jimmy Savile: Headstone Removed And Dumped
10 October 2012

The late TV star's headstone is to be sent to landfill after its removal from a cemetery by his family amid new sex abuse claims.

Sir Jimmy Savile's gravestone is going to be broken up and dumped after being removed from a cemetery in Scarborough amid new sexual abuse claims.

Scotland Yard says up to 25 young girls were allegedly targeted by the late television star over a period dating back to 1959.

His family said it took the decision to remove his headstone, which bears Savile's image and lists his accomplishments, as a mark of respect to others buried in the cemetery. It had only been in place for three weeks.

"(We) are deeply aware of the impact that the stone remaining there could have on the dignity and sanctity of the cemetery," a statement released on behalf of the family said.

Source: news.sky.com

'You didn't mess with Jimmy': Paul Gambaccini 3 October 2012

Veteran radio DJ Paul Gambaccini today lifted the lid on how Sir Jimmy Savile used his power in the BBC to dodge sex abuse claims as the corporation faced questions over why it spiked a report into the allegations.

Mr Gambaccini said the world of showbiz had been aware of the claims of abuse by the flamboyant celebrity for decades before victims finally told their story this week.

But Mr Gambaccini, 63, revealed the Jim’ll Fix It star warned investigators their inquiries would hit the millions he raised for charity. On one occasion he was heard threatening to stop giving donations to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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